It’s Halloween soon! How to prevent “mummy” injuries?

2 people died and 4000 suffered personal injuries during Halloween activities last year. 40% of the injuries were lacerations from pumpkin carving. People, especially children, tripping in their costumes and falling caused many injuries as well. Candle fire is also a common cause of injury during Halloween.

Below are a few tips to keep your Halloween celebration fun and prevent it from turning into a real nightmare:

Do not give carving knives to children but have them helping you by tracing the design with a marker or scooping big chunks with spoons. Be careful yourself when using the carving knife!

Make sure costumes are not too long and are well adjusted to your children’s size so they don’t trip and injure themselves

When you buy a costume check for a flame resistant label. Flame-resistant fabrics will resist burning and extinguish quickly

Prefer costumes of bright or light colors to be more visible to motorists

Always have a flashlight if you or your children walk near a roadway

Make sure that hats and masks do not obstruct children’s vision and also make sure that your child can proprely breath through the mask

Make sure accessories such as swords and knifes are made of soft and flexible material